Rutland, Iowa
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Rutland is a city in Humboldt County
Humboldt County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 9,815 in the county, with a population density of . There were 4,684 housing units, of which 4,209 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 145 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Rutland is located at 42°45′32"N 94°17′34"W (42.758785, -94.292847) on the West Fork Des Moines River
Des Moines River
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According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 145 people, 64 households, and 40 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 161.3 PD/sqmi. There were 69 housing units at an average density of 76.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.24% White, 0.69% Native American, and 2.07% from two or more races.

There were 64 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 116.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,556, and the median income for a family was $32,321. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $15,500 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $13,432. There were none of the families and 2.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 9.1% of those over 64.

Notable people

  • Doreen Wilber
    Doreen Wilber
    Doreen Viola Hansen Wilber was an American archer from Rutland, Iowa.-Biography:At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Wilber won the gold medal in the women's section of the first modern Olympic archery competition, aged 42. Along with John Williams, Wilber led the U.S...

    , archery gold medalist
    Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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     at the 1972 Summer Olympics
    1972 Summer Olympics
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